Bearing



July 20 1943- v T. J. HEALY 2,324,700

BEARING Original Filed Sept. 29, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July zo, 1943. THEAD, 2,324,700l

BEARING Original Filed Sept. 29, 1941 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Convex T"acesst transversely andY to the .free edges .thereof and which recesses aredeepened at-*the* meiiialparts thereonVV the combination ,ofra' 'pairs'oi slipper ear-ings respectively disposed Y in the arcuate reeess'esandincluding c'onvex'gi-.aces to conform therewith and also having flat-:faces respectively disposed toward opposed flat iaees of said tongue,each of said'slipper bearings zcomprising a medial boss portion and twoseparate/.end sections dis.-

pesed ateppositesides efsaid boss and extende ing therefrom,Ysaidfbosses-beingA of fgreatel;thick-j ness than said end sectionsgandbeing disposed in the dee ei parts of theareiiate 'recesses inV said.ier porti-on ended through the opening invsaid tongue and includingreduced portions atopposite .endsI of said .body and-Which pinVis'formed withV shouldersat the juncture of said body and end portions;said bosses having openings` `therein in which the end portions 'ofsaidv pin'aife respecv tively.Y fitted to thereby enable `said shouldersto maintain thebo'ssjesinspaced relatie-n', and realle member,l abearing pinhavingaibody.

position over Atheeiidsof said recesses,saidretaining-means uponreleaseoi Vsaid fastening means beingshiftable'to ineiective positionsifoi' thereby enabling `any of saidendseotionsto Withdrawn f roin- 'saidfe rn ale' member; WintiioiitV otherwise disturbing the universalcoupling, y A ,4. An end section for use as Van;elerneri't of amulti-fsection slipper bearing or the' likeland come` prising a"substantially .rectangular body havingA sideand end edges andoppositely'disposed bear ingV faces; one :of .said :bearing facesYbeingsgsiib stantially fiat` and extendedtosaidgsidealid end edges andthe other ofsaidbearingiaces extend@ i' ing between saidVendfedges.andbeing;arcate leasable means on' kthe female member of thecoupling and operable to prevent displacement of theend seetions'fromthe boss'of the bearing of which saidendsections area partfsaid meansbeing releasableto-enable withdrawal of :anyfof said end sections fromthe recess in which it l is monntedfwitheut removing the associated bossfrein the fenialemember of theeoupling.; 2. ,In a universel `couplingincl u ding .al biiur cated female member anda male' `member coniprisinga at'tongue adapted to be reeeived `in Vsuch.biurcation andv whichtonguehas an Aopeningftherein for` the reeeptionoi a bearing pinand l wherenthe bianches'of `the'bifurcation:have opposed arcuatereoessesthereinthatetend transverseig and to the free edges thereof, the' cornbination-oiapair oislpper bearings respectively disposed in the site sidesofsaidmedial partend extending therefrom, a bearing'pin Vextended throughthe openf ingsaid tongue and into the medial parts of said bearings,`andY means exteriorly disposedon saidi'em-a1e member and extending over`the ends of the recesses -thereinto retains-the end sections of eaohslipper'bearingv againstflongitudinal dis@ placement fremsaid recesses.f Y

iate recesses and including i'rn withl the .recesses and also .havingiat faces Arespectively.fdisposed 4to- Ward opposed fiat faces Y ofisaidtongueyeach of Y jd slinperbearings. comprising afmedial part '4and two separateendsections disposed'at oppol3. A devise as setierthvclaim 2, in rvvhiel'i said Y retaining Ymeans embodies manually1ieleasable fastening Vmeans holding said retainingineansintransverselyof said VAsideY .edgesand' extended. thereto; said body fhavin'g at`lleast one. slot Aex-y tended thereinto rorn one end edgeth'ereofwitfhsaidsl-ot arcuatelyformed substantially concentriewithsaid arcuate face,'said slot being-adapted to receive means Vfor 'seciiring said element.in sub-v. stantiallypredetermined 'relatien with respectto.

other ofthe sections oi the bearing.

n'nilti-Vsectie-nV slipper bearing or'th'e like Yand cornl" prising asubstantially rectangular body'havirg-. side and end edges. andoppositely disposed .bearing faces; one of Saidbearing'facesbeingf1slib:r

stantiauy nat anaextensedto said side and end edges andthe other oi saidbearing faces extending between said end-ledges.' and being arcuateYtransversely .of said side'zzedgesgand; extended rtheretc',4 said bodyhaving ja 4slot extended the' I into from'one endjedg'ethereofaddispC-sedsu stantially ooncentrieallyvvith .respect teslaidjarf:KV

Vcuate face, Saidbodyhaving vra portionextend'ed a 'tenen forreceptionina niortise in anotherisetion of the bearings saidY slot being' 'adaptedto Y receive meansfforjsecdring said elementari an; fi i" with "respect.to otherv 'of kth opera ive' relatie sectionsof the bea ring.

GLQAn end section for use'jas' an elementff;multi-sectionslipper'bearing or the likeandleom.- 1 f prisirlg asubstantially rectan'gular-v bodynaving'Y side and endedgeslandoppositely disposed bear;V ing` faces, oneoisaid'bearing facesbeing 'sbe stantially flat andlextended tosaid'sideandfndVV edges andthe' otherv lf'said.lsf e21,rir1 'g faces extendj thereto; .said body'hay tenen adapted for 'reception in aV lmortisei'n an; other of thesecti sof saifzl'bearing'v f' g frnoMAs'JLnEALy dsection f r use as`van.elen'ient of a

